What does level mean?

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[n] a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality(a moderate grade of intelligence a high level of care is required it is all a matter of degree)[v] aim at(level criticism or charges at somebody)[a] having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than ano

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[n] a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
(a moderate grade of intelligence a high level of care is required it is all a matter of degree)

[v] aim at
(level criticism or charges at somebody)

[a] having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
(a flat desk acres of level farmland a plane surface skirts sewn with fine flat seams)

[n] a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
(lumber of the highest grade)

[v] tear down so as to make flat with the ground
(The building was levelled)

[a] not showing abrupt variations
(spoke in a level voice she gave him a level look)

[n] a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
(a remarkable degree of frankness at what stage are the social sciences?)

[v] make level or straight
(level the ground)

[a] being on a precise horizontal plane
(a billiard table must be level)

[n] height above ground
(the water reached ankle level the pictures were at the same level)

[v] direct into a position for use
(point a gun He charged his weapon at me)

[a] oriented at right angles to the plumb
(the picture is level)

[n] indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

[v] talk frankly with; lay it on the line
(I have to level with you)

[a] of the score in a contest
(the score is tied)

[n] a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
(park the car on the level)

[v] become level or even
(The ground levelled off)

[n] an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
(a good actor communicates on several levels a simile has at least two layers of meaning the mind functions on many strata simultaneously)

[n] a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
(what level is the office on?)

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